Illinois House Bill 4277 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-4)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In order to protect the right of Medicaid beneficiaries to receive Medicaid long-term care services and supports (LTSS) promptly without any delay caused by administrative procedures, requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and other specified Departments to take the following actions: (i) for a Medicaid beneficiary aged 65 years or older who has received a Determination of Need indicating the need for LTSS services, the Departments must begin paying for such services no later than the 46th day after the date upon which the beneficiary applied for the services; (ii) for a Medicaid beneficiary aged 64 years or younger whose Medicaid eligibility is based upon a disability and who has received a Determination of Need indicating the need for LTSS services, the Departments must begin paying for such services no later than the 91st day after the date upon which the beneficiary applied for the services; (iii) for a Medicaid applicant who has received a Determination of Need indicating the need for LTSS services, the Departments must begin paying for such services immediately once the applicant is determined eligible for Medicaid; (iv) by July 1, 2018, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in conjunction with the State Comptroller, must develop a process to expedite payment claims for Medicaid services provided during the time any application for Medicaid eligibility or LTSS services is pending beyond federally required timeliness standards; and (v) by July 1, 2018, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Human Services must waive all deadline requirements for applications for Medicaid eligibility or LTSS services if pending beyond federally required timeliness standards. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

MEDICAID LONG-TERM SERVICES

Rep. Norine Hammond [R]	Rep. Michael Unes [R]	Rep. Daniel Swanson [R]	Rep. Daniel Burke [D]
Rep. Robyn Gabel [D]	Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]	Rep. Robert Rita [D]	Rep. Deborah Conroy [D]
Rep. Ryan Spain [R]	Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]	Rep. Marcus Evans [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-04-13	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-12	House	House Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-12	House	House Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond
2018-04-11	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-11	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond
2018-04-11	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-11	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond
2018-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
2018-04-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
2018-04-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
2018-04-10	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
2018-04-10	House	Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
2018-04-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2018-04-10	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
2018-04-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
2018-04-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
2018-04-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
2018-04-10	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
2018-04-09	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
2018-04-09	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
2018-04-09	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
2018-03-21	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2018-02-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
2018-01-19	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-01-19	House	First Reading
2018-01-18	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
305	5	11-5.4	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4277&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB4277.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB4277ham001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB4277ham002.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB4277ham003.htm